u/sarahsmellslikeshit

Hello!

I am new to this community, and new to residential cleaning in general! I’ve never worked a job like this before, and yesterday was the end of my first week. I got on at a small, family-owned cleaning company and it’s been awesome! We only work Monday-Friday from the hours of 8:30-5:30.

The work itself is deeply rewarding and I love being able to help people. Especially older folks who have trouble maintaining a home themselves. However - I am injured - I am so exhausted - I am hungry all the time, haha. I was wondering how long it takes to adjust to this new role, and become faster and more efficient. (While still doing an amazing and thorough job.) and I was wondering how long until I don’t feel like my entire body is cramping! I’m 22 years old, and I am just getting SMOKED by my older co-workers cleaning circles around me. It’s like they don’t even have to catch their breath!

And any other cleaning tips/advice would be helpful! Thanks!

I am having the hardest time reconciling those two things. For added context, I used to be a super active member of this community and initially lost 85lbs through CICO and more movement. It brought me from 250lbs down to 165! Which was still considered overweight, as I am a 5'5 female, but it felt like a really comfortable spot for me.

A year or two after not actively dieting, I've managed to only gain about 15lbs, which is not phenomenal - but just being under 200 still is considered a win for me. The problem is that I would love to lose weight again, this time dipping down to 140lbs, but I can't help but remember the dark place I was in trying to lose it all in the first place. I often felt a lot of shame and would even have nightmares about eating over maintenance. The restriction was very bad for my self-esteem, and despite my best efforts about trying to get back into it all, it just ends up causing me to binge now.

I assume going to therapy would probably help a lot with this, but it is not a viable option for me right now. Are there any ways I should reframe my mindset about weight loss? Some way to make it feel less like punishment? Thanks!